Cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mortality among people with type 2 diabetes and alcoholic or nonalcoholic fatty liver disease hospital admission

Wild, S. H. et al. (2018) Cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mortality among people with type 2 diabetes and alcoholic or nonalcoholic fatty liver disease hospital admission. Diabetes Care, 41(2), pp. 341-347. (doi: 10.2337/dc17-1590) (PMID:29167212)

Abstract

OBJECTIVE To describe associations between alcoholic liver disease (ALD) or nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) hospital admission and cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, and mortality in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study by using linked population-based routine data from diabetes registry, hospital, cancer, and death records for people ages 40–89 years diagnosed with T2DM in Scotland between 2004 and 2013 who had one or more hospital admission records. Liver disease and outcomes were identified by using ICD-9 and -10 codes. We estimated hazard ratios (HRs) from Cox proportional hazards regression models, adjusting for key risk factors. RESULTS A total of 134,368 people with T2DM (1,707 with ALD and 1,452 with NAFLD) were studied, with a mean follow-up of 4.3 years for CVD and 4.7 years for mortality. Among those with ALD, NAFLD, or without liver disease hospital records 378, 320, and 21,873 CVD events; 268, 176, and 15,101 cancers; and 724, 221, and 16,203 deaths were reported, respectively. For ALD and NAFLD, respectively, adjusted HRs (95% CIs) compared with the group with no record of liver disease were 1.59 (1.43, 1.76) and 1.70 (1.52, 1.90) for CVD, 40.3 (28.8, 56.5) and 19.12 (11.71, 31.2) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), 1.28 (1.12, 1.47) and 1.10 (0.94, 1.29) for non-HCC cancer, and 4.86 (4.50, 5.24) and 1.60 (1.40, 1.83) for all-cause mortality. CONCLUSIONS Hospital records of ALD or NAFLD are associated to varying degrees with an increased risk of CVD, cancer, and mortality among people with T2DM.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: McAllister, Professor David and Read, Ms Stephanie and Sattar, Professor Naveed
• Authors: Wild, S. H., Walker, J. J., Morling, J. R., McAllister, D. A., Colhoun, H. M., Farran, B., McGurnaghan, S., McCrimmon, R., Read, S. H., Sattar, N., and Byrne, C. D.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health; College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Public Health
• Journal Name: Diabetes Care
• Publisher: American Diabetes Association
• ISSN: 0149-5992
• ISSN (Online): 1935-5548
• Published Online: 21 November 2017
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2017 American Diabetes Association
• First Published: First published in Diabetes Care 41(2):341-347
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.